What if you cobbled together a roads-funding plan that nobody was thrilled with and then asked the voters to give it a yay or nay? That is essentially what’s on the table when we head to the polls on May 5 to vote on Proposal 1.

The Board of State Canvassers set the wording Thursday of a ballot proposal that will ask voters whether they want to increase the state sales tax and raise $1.3 billion a year more for transportation infrastructure.

Voters in Eastpointe and Hazel Park approve an emergency services millage request that will provide funding to maintain fire department and police department manpower at current levels for the next two decades, city officials say.